A federal appeals court has allowed implementation of a provision of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act that would eliminate Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood and its affiliates for one year.
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‘We Never Forget’: Bishop Walks With FDNY in Solemn 9/11 Tribute
On Sept. 11, 24 years after the attack, the FDNY Battalion 57 marched from Manhattan across the Brooklyn Bridge, passing firehouses on their way to the Co-Cathedral of St. Joseph. Bishop Brennan met them and walked in solidarity, honoring the fallen alongside them.
Newark’s New Auxiliary Bishop Aims to be ‘Good Shepherd’ Like Jesus
Auxiliary Bishop Pedro Bismarck Chau pledged to follow Jesus’s example as the “Good Shepherd” when he became the first Nicaraguan-born bishop in the U.S., Sept. 8, in Newark’s Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart.
President Trump Announces Charlie Kirk To Posthumously Receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk died after being shot Sept. 10 during an event at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
First Parish in the Northeast Has Been Named for St. Carlo Acutis
For the first time in the Northeastern United States, a parish has been renamed to honor St. Carlo Acutis, the Catholic Church’s first Millennial saint.
New Center Aims to Simplify Path to Sainthood
The Archdiocese of San Francisco has launched the Center for Sainthood Studies at St. Patrick’s Seminary, the first of its kind in the U.S., to guide clergy and laity in advancing sainthood causes, preserve archives, and foster deeper understanding of the canonization process.
Annunciation Pastor Calls First Mass After Shooting a ‘Humble Beginning’
Four days after the tragic shooting at Annunciation Catholic School, parishioners gathered for their first weekend Mass in the school auditorium. Father Dennis Zehren urged the grieving community to embrace humility, healing, and hope as they begin again.
Retired Brooklyn Priest Had Hand in Blessed Frassati’s Canonization Cause
Retired Brooklyn priest Msgr. Robert Sarno played a key role in the canonization of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati after investigating a miraculous healing.
Time Magazine Honors Pope Leo XIV, Calling Him a ‘Spiritual Counterweight’ to Silicon Valley
Pope Leo XIV has been named to Time magazine’s “Time 100 AI” list for 2025, recognized as one of the world’s top “thinkers” shaping how humanity confronts artificial intelligence.
Annunciation Church To Be Reconsecrated Before Mass There Resumes
Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis will be reconsecrated before it again holds Mass after an Aug. 27 shooting during a Mass for schoolchildren left two children dead and 18 other victims wounded.